Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Somaliland on 2 January 1956 as part of the wider French parliamentary elections.[1] Harbi Farah Mahamoud was elected as the territory's MP.[1]
Results
edit| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Harbi Farah Mahamoud | 2,119 | 51.15 |
| Michel Habib-Deloncle | 952 | 22.98 |
| Jean-Carles Martine | 377 | 9.10 |
| André Griveau | 257 | 6.20 |
| Robert Le Guyon | 180 | 4.34 |
| Nour Djama | 168 | 4.06 |
| Boualé Roblé | 60 | 1.45 |
| Félix Zouain | 30 | 0.72 |
| Total | 4,143 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | 4,143 | 98.81 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 50 | 1.19 |
| Total votes | 4,193 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,003 | 69.85 |
| Source: Sternberger et al. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p632